Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-05

Rciigioms.-R. w. Mason, of this
place, is one of the five Lay Stewards
of the Baltimore Conference, NJ. E.
Church. His Conference home is at
the residence of Miss Louisa Smith
l3S North Broadway.
Rev. |. c. Lambert, formerly pastor
of the Presbyterian church, has been
in town several weeks.
a Frostburg gentleman lately be-
came anxious to learn the day and
month on which Easter fell in 1915.
Rev. D. c. DeWulf, pastor of ST.
Michaefs church, went to work and
after much labor ascertained that
March 26 was the day. He subse-
quently submitted the question to a
priest learned in such matters. The
latter replied, affirming in compli-
mentary terms the result and com
mending the zeal which wrought it, the
writer ''well knowing the trouble
which attends such researches" He
also sent Father DeWulf the following
rules for finding Faster, Epact. and
weekday, of any year:
|. Ho~ to find Easter Of aay yeay past or
fat,sre.
l. Divide the year given by 10 and denote
the remainder as LIST remainder.
> Divide the year also by +, and denote the
remainder as "a remainder.
g. Multiply the lst remainder by 10 and add
% to the prOd"ct; divide the sum by 80; the
remainder will !.e the 4th remainder.
t. Multiply the ID remainder by 3 the 81
remainder by 4, the ith remainder by e. add
the products plus, /, and divide the sum by I;
.ho remainder will be the 9TH remainder.
s. Add the 4th and 9Th remafnders plus %,
and the SUM will be Faster date in March, If
the sum exceeds 81, subtract 81 from it; the
remainder will be the Easter date in April
y. B.-l. When the 26th of April results,
take always the 18th of April for Easter.
>. If the result be the 25th Of April, and the
lst remainder contains more units than 10,
and Is be the 4th remainder, the 18th of April
will be Easter.
IL. Holu 10 dnd the Epact in any gear.
From the Golden Number of the year sub
tract 1 ; multiply the difference by H. and
divide the product by 80; the remainder will
be the Epact. A calculation here shows %
to have been the EpGct of 1851 Now, Epact
%N is found in the perpetual colendar of any
Missal or Brcviary on the 18th of March to
this date l3 added gives full moon, and next
Sunday will be Easter
III HAN IN . "a Il. = ,',,o
dG:,.
Number of the year plus of the same, plus
! of the number of the century, plus number
Of day in the year (Iebruary always at 2s
days. the sum minus the number of the CEN
tury, balance divided by I, and thercmainder
will give the numbar of the week day (Sunday
taken Is. H.
y. B.-Fractions are not observed. If you
wish to know the week day of any date from
the lst of January to the 25th of February Of
leap year, add l to the result and this will
be the day asked For instance, the 1lth of
Of January, 1883, gives the remainder / to
this add /, and you have ?, or Monday, which
is correct,
Rev's II. S. France, of this place,
and S. S. Wilson, of Eckhart, left
Wednesday morning to attend the
l03d annual session of the Baltimore
Conference, NJ. L. Church, in Balti-
more. Mr.. Frances home is at the
residence of Mr.. E. E. Kirwan, 203S
East Baltimore street; Mr.. Wilson's
at the residence of Mr.. James Nc
Bride, 1927 West Lombard.
Rev. Henry Homan will preach in
the NJ. f. Church, South, Sunday, 18th
inst.
The English Lutheran church was
| filed to overhowing with large and